Center for Indoor Air Research (CIAR)
(Industry formed/funded air research organization) Nonprofit organization funded by the tobacco industry. CIAR was formed in March 1988 by tobacco companies "to sponsor "high-quality research on indoor air issues and to facilitate communication of research findings to the broad scientific community."The abbreviation for the Center for Indoor Air Research is CIAR. CIAR is a nonprofit organization funded by the tobacco industry. CIAR was formed in March 1988 by tobacco companies "to sponsor high-quality research on indoor air issues and to facilitate communication of research findings to the broad scientific community." Seven of the nine members of the CIAR advisory board responded to Rep. Henry Waxman's survey. Only two agreed with the estimate that passive smoke is responsible for 3,000 lung cancer deaths a year. However, five agreed with the statement that ETS/passive smoke is a "human lung carcinogen" and six agreed the statement that ETS presents a "serious and substantial" health threat to children. (WP 7/25/94).